Have you ever rolled your eyes when someone told you to go to a museum in Washington DC? I know I have. They’re usually so crowded and some of them are highly overrated. But the DEA Museum is an exception to this. It’s one of the most fascinating places in the city (well technically just outside of it) and is so underrated.

Just a note before you plan your trip, the DEA Museum has weird hours. It’s only open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm and is closed on federal holidays. The museum is actually quite small and you can easily walk through and view all of the exhibits in an hour and it’s also free, making it an easy visit.

The DEA Museum gives a look at the evolution of the growth of drugs in the United States. It discusses the history of drugs, drug abuse and drug law enforcement.

The museum opens with a head shop from the 1970s and then you move through a crack-house door from the 1980s and then you pass a medical marijuana dispensary storefront from the 2000s. It’s meant to show the changing face of drugs in the US.